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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Dagenham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (Other than Tuberculosis)
| Under 1 year | 1—2 | 3-4 | 5—9 | 10—14 | 15—24 | 25 and over | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 20 | 52 | 147 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 242 |
| Whooping Cough | 34 | 61 | 64 | 109 | 5 | — | — | 273 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis:— | ||||||||
| Paralytic | — | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Non-paralytic | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Measles | 7 | 23 | 26 | 52 | 1 | — | — | 109 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Under 5 years | 5—14 | 15—44 | 45—64 | 65 and over | Total | |||
| Pneumonia:— | ||||||||
| Acute Primary | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 30 | ||
| Acute Influenzal | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | ||
| Dysentery | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | 18 | ||
| Encephalitis, Acute: — | ||||||||
| Infective | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Post-Infectious | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | ||
| Erysipelas | - | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | ||
| Food Poisoning | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | 8 | _ | — | 8 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 9 | — | - | - | - | 9 | ||
| Pemphigus | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Malaria (Foreign Origin) | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | ||
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||